Wednesday, January 11, 2017

CHURCH USHERS

A church usher is a person who helps ensure a smoothly running church service and who ministers to people in a variety of practical ways. The specific responsibilities of an usher vary with the church, but his duties usually include greeting people as they arrive for the service, assisting people with special needs, and collecting the offering.
Ushers have a goal of minimizing distractions during the music and sermon. Ushers stand ready to assist anyone in the congregation who might need help, to aid latecomers in finding a seat, and to inform those in the sanctuary of any urgent matters.
Although the position of “usher” is not mentioned in the Bible, ushers today provide an invaluable service to the local church body. In many ways, the ushers are the “face” of the church, the first ones that people see when they arrive and the last ones they see as they leave. It is important that an usher be friendly, honest, and willing to serve. It is an honorable position in the church, requiring integrity, cordiality, and wisdom.
The heart of an usher is the heart of a servant, and he does his work for his Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:24). A church usher has a true love for the people of the church and a desire to promote an atmosphere of reverence and worship in the house of God. An usher’s theme verse could very well be Psalm 84:10, “I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.”

Description: Ushers are often the first voice and the first interaction visitors experience at a church.  They are responsible for bringing comfort, compassion and the spirit of God’s blessings to all who enter the church doors. 

  The mission of the Ushering Ministry is to serve together in manner that is pleasing to God, to glorify the sanctuary of the Lord by providing a courteous, and friendly place of worship, and welcoming atmosphere and to be attentive to the needs of the congregation.

The vision of this ministry is to continue to grow spiritually and increase the ministry with new members, to continue to move forward with the vision that God has set for Transforming Life to actively support the church and community through service and commitment, and to promote unity, spiritual knowledge, and stewardship.

The goal of Usher ministry is to meet and greet visitors, friends, and families of   God providing a warmth, and welcoming attitude.  We are here to serve those who attend our worship services in the capacity fitting of the manner demonstrated by our Lord Christ Jesus.


WE ARE ALIVE IN CHRIST

WE ARE ALIVE IN CHRIST....

1 Corinthians 15:22 (KJV)
Adam sinned by disobeying God in the Garden of Eden. This sin separated not only Adam from God but also all of his descendants. From that time on everyone needed a Savior. All mankind was separated from God by their fallen condition. Jesus is God's solution to this problem.It' s true all people are separated from God because of sin through their union with Adam. But it is also true that in the same manner, we are all raised to life because of our union with Christ. As a born again believer in Jesus, we have God's sure word that we are restored to God in relationship and are made spiritually alive in Christ. In Jesus we are loved and enlightened. So let His life shine out of you to illuminate the dark world around you.......

Monday, January 9, 2017

JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY

HOW CAN WE KNOW THE WAY TO GOD?

We will know the way to God through his Son Jesus because he is both God and man. By uniting our lives with his, we are united with God.
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". (John 14:6)

Jesus says he is the only way to God the Father. As the way, Jesus is our path to the Father. As the truth, he is the reality of all God's promises. As the life, he joins his divine life to ours, both now and eternally.
Trust Jesus to take you to the Father and all the benefits of being God's child will be yours.....

Sunday, January 8, 2017

GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY

Spreading God`s Word.
GOD SOVEREIGNTY CONTROLS POLITICAL POWERS
“The king`s heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water: he turneth whatsoever he will.” (Proverbs 21:1)
No one is great (not even a king/president) that he is not under the control of God. The Lord sovereignty controls political powers and everything under heaven and earth.
Colossians 1:16-17 - “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven and that are in earth visible or invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him, and for him. And he is before all things and by him all things consist.”
The Lord Jesus is king of Kings and Lord of Lords!
Blessings!

Friday, January 6, 2017

THE LIGHT OF MEN

"I am the light of the world, He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but will have the light of life." John 8:12.

"In him was life, and the life was the light of men." The life gives the light. The life Jesus has, and the life he shares with those who follow him, gives them light. That is, we are dead and blind to the light until the life of Jesus is imparted to us by God's Spirit, and then we see. The eyes of our hearts are opened, and divine light streams into our living spirits. And thus we have the light of life. The light that comes from new, spiritual, eye-opening life — the life that gives sight to the blind soul, eternal life giving eternal sight.